Height
5' 8"
Reach
70.5"
Stance
—
Age
30
"Chito"
MARLON VERA
Height
5' 8"
Reach
70.5"
Stance
—
Age
30
Hailing from Ecuador, Marlon Vera competes as a bantamweight athlete and maintains his preparation at the RVCA Training Center. The fighter first garnered attention by participating in The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America. Over his tenure within the organization, he established a reputation for finishing contests and engaging in more bouts than anyone else in his weight class. Notable triumphs during his path include stopping veterans such as Frankie Edgar and Dominick Cruz.
Vera carries a professional mark of 23-8-1 into his next appearance. His recent activity shows a bounce-back victory via unanimous decision against Pedro Munhoz in August 2023. This followed a tight split-decision defeat to Cory Sandhagen earlier that year. Prior to those outings, he secured consecutive victories by knocking out Cruz and earning a judges' verdict against Rob Font.